Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo SAN, has dismissed the possibility of a political coalition successfully unseating President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 general elections, calling such an effort “impossible.”
Speaking on Channels Television’s “Politics Today” on Monday, Keyamo described the proposed coalition by some political elites as “a storm in a teacup” and asserted that it would not be able to overcome the strength of the All Progressives Congress (APC) structure.
“There is no tsunami coming,” he declared. “I think it’s a storm in a teacup. I respect these people, but if you look at the political history of Nigeria… I have campaigned for two presidents, so I have knowledge of the demography. It is impossible for you to do a coalition now to unseat the present President (Tinubu).”
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Keyamo was responding to comments from Labour Party chieftain Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed and other northern elites, including former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, who have hinted at forming an opposition coalition.
Baba-Ahmed had criticized the Tinubu administration, urging Nigerians to seek alternatives in 2027.
Similarly, there were rumors of a merger within the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), but several PDP governors have distanced themselves from the idea.
Former Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose dismissed the coalition talks as “a dead horse” and “a waste of time.”
When asked if the APC could withstand the alleged political “tsunami,” Keyamo insisted that the coalition talks were either misguided or too late.
“There are two different things they are talking about — a merger or an alliance. They should be very clear. If it’s a merger, forget it, because it’s too late to start a merger now,” he explained.
He recalled the lengthy process of forming the APC after the 2011 elections, involving years of negotiations and conventions.
“The moment we lost the 2011 elections, Tinubu flew to Kaduna and met General (Muhammadu) Buhari. It was a long process before the APC was birthed. These people (current coalition proponents) are not experienced enough,” he said.
“The President you are seeing now has gone through all of these, so he is just smiling and looking at all of them; he understands,” he added.
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